New York Rangers at Washington Capitals

Tuesday, April 28, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Playoffs Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2–1 on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	1	43-30-9
at Washington Capitals	2	50-24-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	0	0	1
Washington Capitals	1	0	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	8	6	1	15
Washington Capitals	2	9	13	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:35	New York Rangers	Nik Antropov (2)	Brandon Dubinsky (3), Sean Avery (2)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 0
1st	15:34	Washington Capitals	Alexander Semin (5)	Nicklas Backstrom (7), Mike Green (4)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 1
3rd	15:01	Washington Capitals	Sergei Fedorov (1)	Matt Bradley (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, WSH 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Stat	New York Rangers	Washington Capitals
Shots on goal	15	24
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	2
Hits	30	46
Blocked shots	16	11
Giveaways	14	20
Takeaways	13	8
Faceoffs won	23/49 (46.9%)	26/49 (53.1%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:38
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	100%	20:59
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	4	0	40%	21:20
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	40%	18:43
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		09:16
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	62.5%	13:57
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		19:12
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	12:08
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		03:51
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	05:35
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	1	0	1	0	2	3	2	1		20:13
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:04
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	4		22:46
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		21:53
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		20:58
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:36
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		18:06
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4		19:47

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	24	22	2	.917	59:58	Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1		21:24
Number 10 M. Bradley	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0		13:59
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:44
Number 15 B. Gordon	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	60%	09:58
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:40
Number 17 C. Clark	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		08:13
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	2	35.3%	20:18
Number 21 B. Laich	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		13:52
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		14:39
Number 28 A. Semin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	0		20:47
Number 39 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	73.3%	15:05
Number 91 S. Fedorov	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	1	50%	17:08
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2		14:47
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		23:40
Number 4 J. Erskine	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		17:32
Number 23 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	7	2		21:25
Number 26 S. Morrisonn	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	6	1		18:25
Number 52 M. Green	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	4	0		24:24

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	15	14	1	.933	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:53	New York Rangers	Nik Antropov	High sticking	2
1st	13:21	Washington Capitals	Mike Green	Interference	2
3rd	01:10	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	Interference	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach: Bruce Boudreau
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Derek Amell
New York Rangers scratches: Blair Betts, Colton Orr
Washington Capitals scratches: Michael Nylander, Donald Brashear, Tyler Sloan, Jeff Schultz, Jay Beagle

2008-2009 season series

Every New York Rangers and Washington Capitals game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 8, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 11, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 15, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Sat, Apr 18, 2009
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Wed, Apr 22, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Washington Capitals 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Apr 24, 2009
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 26, 2009
New York Rangers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Apr 28

Other NHL games on Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 28, 2009

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